I remember watching the first Harry Potter movie in 2001 or 2002, and being amazed at the universe it opened for us. I was about 15 at the time, worry-free and enjoying high school. By the time the last movie was released, I already had a job (for four years), living on my own, getting ready to move to a new country and face the hardships of life. My generation grew up with these movies, great stories about friendship, courage, trust and finding the magic inside each other. We also learned not to take people at their face values, as the people who seem to despise us might be helping us, while some so-called friends can be treacherous. We grew with these movies and I was happy to rewatch the entire series in less than a week with my ten-year-old niece and her mom and for a few hours be kids again.

Don’t forget to be a kid sometimes.

PS: This didn’t need to be “remade” by Hollywood to tick all the diversity boxes. Now Hermione is an indian while Snape is black. And to add insult to injury, Hagrid is now played by fucking Nick Frost. Can’t wait for this shit to be axed after the first instalment.